I started going to Westminster House Youth Club. My mother was a firm
believer in the value of education and structure, particularly within
the area I'm from, Peckham, which is a highly deprived area, notorious
for gang crime and drugs.
The club invited me to start my DofE at a time when my mother became seriously ill with breast cancer. I seized the opportunity with both hands as I saw this as a way of distracting myself from what was going on at home.
On a high returning from my first practice Bronze expedition, I was left devastated with the news that my mother had passed away.
I almost gave up, but, with the support of my DofE leader and club, I was encouraged to continue. I am now the proud holder of both my Bronze and Silver DofE Awards and I'm working towards my Gold.
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